PHTA Announces Revision of APSP-6 Residential Portable Spas Standard
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced the upcoming review and revision of ANSI/APSP/ICC-6 2013 American National Standard for Residential Portable Spas and Swim Spas and is calling for participation in the new PHTA-6 standard writing committee.
The committee will revise the standard, which provides recommended minimum guidelines for the design, equipment, installation and use of residential portable spas and swim spas. The standard is also intended to assist local jurisdictions and other regulatory bodies in the development and announcement of criteria for residential portable spas and swim spas.
Subject matter experts who would like to serve on the committee must be willing and able to participate in the language drafting process and have a working understanding of the current standard. The anticipated timeline for this project is about a year.
PHTA seeks to establish a diverse committee, ensuring a reasonable balance between all interest categories, individuals and organizations. Some priority will be given to applicants who have experience using, applying and enforcing the APSP-6 2013 standard.
Stakeholders are also invited to submit change requests to the existing standard. These change requests will be reviewed by the committee and must be submitted by Aug. 31.
Completed application forms must be submitted to PHTA by July 11. For more information, visit the Participate in the Process page, phta.org/standards, or contact Blake Pavlik, PHTA director of standards, at bpavlik@phta.org.
